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Fan

1780s
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueSkin leaf printed and painted in watercolor; pierced and painted ivory sticks and guard; mother-of-pearl
DimensionsGuard:28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.); maximum open: 52 cm (20 1/2 in.); arc: 140°
Credit LineOldham Collection
Accession number1976.185
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift of Esther Oldham to MFA, June 9, 1976.
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